Mickey Kaus has an excellent essay on the inaccuracies of "campaign-finance reform" proponents over at MSNBC.com.

�If you do not � you are going to have a proliferation of these organizations. Republicans for Clean Air, Democrats for Clean Air, People Who Do Not Like Any Party for Clean Air, Liberals for Clean Air, Conservatives for Clean Air, Citizens for Dirty Air-I don�t know what it will be. Another example is the Club for Growth. This was an outfit that ran attack ads against moderate Republican congressional candidates in the primary.� - Sen. (Paul) Wellstone, arguing for his amendment on the Senate floor

Why is this scenario so scary to Wellstone and others? Sounds like a free country to me.

Exactly what I've been saying for months. This law isn't about keeping money out of politics, it's about muzzling the right to free speech -- especially when elected officials are the target.